General Laborer - Sanitation - 3rd Shift

Smithfield Foods•Springdale, OH

About The Position

As a General Production team member at Smithfield Foods, you will perform essential production tasks and support coworkers to help deliver safe, high-quality food. The role contributes to a safe, efficient production line and a positive work environment, with an emphasis on reliability, attention to detail, teamwork, and willingness to learn. General Production employees work with hand tools, knives, machinery, and other equipment to process meat products. The work can be physically demanding and requires good hand-eye coordination and attention to detail. Team members must work their scheduled shift and may be required to work overtime depending on production demands. Additional essential functions may apply to specific jobs, and other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Perform continuous or repetitive movements, including grasping, pinching, and flexing and extending the arms.
Stand on concrete and/or platforms for up to a 12-hour shift.
Work around animal blood and/or carcass parts.
Work with a knife if trained.
Work in cold areas of approximately 20–40 degrees and/or warm areas over 100 degrees.
Work in wet and humid conditions and around strong smells or odors.
Wear a hard hat, hearing and eye protection, and steel-toed safety shoes; work in a noisy environment using personal protective equipment.
Work with sanitation and cleaning chemicals.
Climb or move on ladders, steps, stairways, walkways, and platforms; bend, stoop, and twist repetitively throughout a shift; and walk long distances.
Some positions may require certification to operate equipment.
Some positions may require repetitive overhead lifting up to 30 pounds, single lifting of objects up to 60 pounds, or lifting with mechanical assistance.

Responsibilities

Perform essential production tasks to process meat products for consumers using hand tools, knives, machinery, and other equipment.
Support coworkers and help maintain a safe and efficient production line.
Contribute to the production of safe, high-quality food and meet safety and quality standards.
Work the scheduled shift and, when required by production demands, work overtime.
Perform other duties as assigned.